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Rates of Anomalous Bupropion Prescriptions in Ontario, Canada

Leah S. Steele, Erin M. Macdonald, Tara Gomes, Simon Hollands, J. Michael Paterson, Muhammad M. Mamdani and David N. Juurlink
The Annals of Family Medicine July 2015, 13 (4) 343-346; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1818
Leah S. Steele
1Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2Family and Community Medicine, St Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
4Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • For correspondence: lssteele@gmail.com
Erin M. Macdonald
1Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
MSc
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Tara Gomes
1Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
4Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
5Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
6Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
MHSc
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Simon Hollands
1Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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J. Michael Paterson
1Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
5Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
7Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Muhammad M. Mamdani
1Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
4Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
5Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
6Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
8Department of Medicine, St Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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David N. Juurlink
1Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
5Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
9Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
10Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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vol. 13 no. 4 343-346
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1818
PubMed 
26195679

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The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication December 11, 2014
  • Revision received May 7, 2015
  • Accepted for publication May 22, 2015
  • Published online July 20, 2015.

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  1. Leah S. Steele, MD, PhD1,2,3,4⇑,
  2. Erin M. Macdonald, MSc1,
  3. Tara Gomes, MHSc1,4,5,6,
  4. Simon Hollands, MSc1,
  5. J. Michael Paterson, MSc1,5,7,
  6. Muhammad M. Mamdani, PharmD, MPH1,4,5,6,8 and
  7. David N. Juurlink, MD, PhD1,5,9,10
  8. for the Canadian Drug Safety and Effectiveness Research Network
  1. 1Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  2. 2Family and Community Medicine, St Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  3. 3Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  4. 4Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  5. 5Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  6. 6Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  7. 7Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
  8. 8Department of Medicine, St Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  9. 9Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  10. 10Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Leah Steele, MD, PhD, 277 Victoria St, Toronto Ontario, lssteele{at}gmail.com

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